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  • Asher, Polak win Borough Council seats

    Manville voters approve the Length of Service Awards Program (LOSAP) for borough volunteers. By: John Patten    Republican Sue Asher will join Michael Polak on what will be a Borough Council evenly split between Republicans and Democrats in January, netting 1,297 votes Tuesday to win a seat. Mr. Polak received 1,271 votes.    Incumbent Democrat Stanley Jasiak…

  • Ah…the comforts of home

    For you and your new dog:  Strategies to make the adjustment easier. By: MARY ANN CAVALLARO Staff photo by Cynthia Cannon Steve Daciek and his puppy, Bailey, hone pet smarts at a recent Puppergarten class held at Rosedale Mills in Pennington. SMART HOMES 2001 SPONSORS                    …

  • Got the Bathroom Blues?

    Sing to the tune of newly inspired hardware By: BERNADETTE YANNACCI Jefferson Bath and Kitchen in Princeton offers the latest in vanity, sink and faucet styles. A stone-look vanity and fountain faucet take center stage, right. Staff photo by Mark Czajkowski Please visit our SMART HOMES 2001 sponsors: Acoustical Concepts Best Little Floor House Borden…

  • Lady Raiders ousted in CJ4 semifinals

    East Brunswick wins, 4-0 By:Rudy Brandl    EAST BRUNSWICK – The Hillsborough High girls’ soccer team knew it had to put the clamps on one player in order to advance past Tuesday’s Central Jersey Group 4 semifinal round.    East Brunswick superstar Heather O’Reilly, a member of the Under-19 national team, started slowly but eventually broke free…

  • Today’s vote takes on added significance

    PACKET EDITORIAL, Nov. 6 By: Packet Editorial    Even under the very best of circumstances, New Jersey pays a price for electing its governor and legislature in years that aren’t divisible by anything. And these are far from the best of times.    If the pre-election polls are right, fewer than half of New Jersey’s registered voters…

  • Smart Homes 2001

    Packet Magazine: Home automation Inspired bath hardware Eco-friendly furniture Smarter cell phones Click here to read all the "Smart Homes 2001" stories.

  • Merrill Lynch offering hour of free calls throughout the world

       On Saturday, Dec. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Merrill Lynch — in conjunction with the Princeton Senior Resource Center — will offer one hour of free phone calls anywhere in the world to each Princeton area senior and disabled person who signs up by Nov. 14.    Merrill Lynch has provided this holiday gift…

  • Republicans lose control in Montgomery

    Wilson, Wall, Wintress give Democrats three seats on five-member Township Committee By: Steve Rauscher    MONTGOMERY — The Democrats wrested control of the Township Committee from the GOP as candidates Louise Wilson, Jennifer Wall and Karen Wintress won all three seats at stake in Tuesday’s election.    Ms. Wintress bested incumbent Mark Caliguire in the race to…

  • Democrats sweep in Jamesburg

    Democrats now hold all six council seats and the mayor’s position.    A trio of Democrats won council seats in Jamesburg, sweeping borough Republicans off the governing body.    In addition, borough voters backed a pension plan for first-aiders.    John Longo, the borough Land Use Board chairman, was the top vote-getter with 728 votes. Barbara Carpenter garnered…